How is your voter turnout?

[basketcase]

Turnout is huge where I live. The local high school parking lot was packed at opening time, and the lines (in spite of rain) are out the door.

[Usedtopilot]

I noticed a line of about 25 people as I arrived at my polling place at 6:50 this morning. My habit is to vote as soon as the polls open, and there are typically only 4-5 people in line when I arrive. So... it was nice to see a great voter turnout - and rain was falling.

[YB in IN]

A friend of mine went to vote at 6AM this morning and wasn't able to get into the booth until 8:40. Voter turnout is going to be freaking huge. Very good for my candidate, John Kerry.

[kbasa]

Originally posted by YB in IN
A friend of mine went to vote at 6AM this morning and wasn't able to get into the booth until 8:40. Voter turnout is going to be freaking huge. Very good for my candidate, John Kerry.

Same here. :thumb

[Tinboatcapt]

there has been 20 - 25 people at previous elections at opening. I arrived 15 minutes early and waited 45 minutes in line to vote as number 135.

This election will either be a landslide, of not over until March...

[YB in IN]

Originally posted by tinboatcapt
there has been 20 - 25 people at previous elections at opening. I arrived 15 minutes early and waited 45 minutes in line to vote as number 135.

This election will either be a landslide, of not over until March...

Or both.

[DarrylRi]

I have no idea what the turnout is like here in Santa Cruz, California. I had no waiting at all when I voted early, 3 weeks ago. My precinct is too small to have a polling place, so we all vote by mail.

My fingers are crossed for Kerry.

[RebeccaV]

I always try to vote mid-morning when most people will be at work. It's usually dead and I get to chat with the nice volunteers but it was busy today. My parents had to wait for 45 minutes and a girlfriend waited for 2 1/2 hours which I've never heard of before.

Saw several people registering to vote. Also, a couple of election monitors who were are not usually there. I'm very proud to be part of the process regardless of the outcome.

[Visian]

Originally posted by YB in IN
Voter turnout is going to be freaking huge. Very good for my candidate, John Kerry.

Why is a huge turnout good for John Kerry?

Ian

[1flyer]

Imagine how the Afgan's felt, or what the Iraqis are looking forward to.

[snoone]

Huge turnout is good for Kerry because many are newly registered and 1st time voters. Also think that the previous apathetic majority is out there now for Kerry.. They have finally had enough and desire a new face in the White House. In addition Kerry has over 200,000 volunteers getting out the vote in key precincts.

[Visian]

Originally posted by snoone
Also think that the previous apathetic majority is out there now for Kerry.

Methinks that might cut both ways, my friend.... maybe not in equal numbers, but not everyone that's apathetic feels the same way. Nor are they a majority.

But then, I could be wrong.

Ian

[gambrinus]

My wife and I did the early voting thing here in Denver last week. When we voted, there were no lines but there was a steady stream of voters. Same steady stream all through the early voting. I was driving (6 inches of snow so no bike today) around doing some errands and passed a few polling places that were doing a brisk business. I don't know if this will hold for all the local precincts, but when I voted the lady at the polling place said that her feeling was that just the early voting #s were going to be more than the total votes cast during the last election. My greatest hope is that this thing falls outside the " % window of death" where we have never-ending recounts and lawyers lined up outside the supreme court.

RW

[YB in IN]

Originally posted by Visian
Why is a huge turnout good for John Kerry?

Ian

Historically when there is a large voter turnout it favors the Democrats. At least according to most government textbooks.

[RT_guy]

I spent an hour at the polls this morning and had about 1/2 hour to go. I had to leave for a doctor's appointment. I went back about 1PM and spent another hour in line to vote.

The longest I ever spent at the polls prior to this (including 2000)was about 20 minutes.

[YB in IN]

Originally posted by YB in IN
Historically when there is a large voter turnout it favors the Democrats. At least according to most government textbooks.

Could someone hand me a side of potato salad to go with the foot in my mouth? It looks like the voter turnout issue has bucked all the trends in previous elections (gee imagine this election doing stuff that no one thought would happen). Evidently the Republicans were able to convince the holy rollers to take some time off from snake handling and rolling about on the floor to get out and vote against the coming apocalypse of a Kerry administration. Damn.

[Visian]

.... it's that you can't count on anything *except* that the people in this country aren't as predictable as everyone thinks.

Hey, I think everyone here has ridden their motorcycles throughout this great country, and eaten in diners, filled up at gas stations, and stayed in campgrounds and motels owned by the real people of this great land.

And that includes snake charmers, volvo drivers, headbangers... you name it.

If you haven't taken the time to talk with them about what they think... don't miss the opportunity the next time it presents itself.

Thank GOD for our great country. We're all in this together and we couldn't be in better company.

Ian

[BradfordBenn]

I think a large turnout is good for the country. It means that people are finally getting involved.

It took me thirty minutes to vote. I showed up at the polls at 5:45, they open at 6. I was 18th or 19th in line. I submitted my ballot at 6:15.

[rocketman]

Originally posted by YB in IN
Could someone hand me a side of potato salad to go with the foot in my mouth? It looks like the voter turnout issue has bucked all the trends in previous elections (gee imagine this election doing stuff that no one thought would happen). Evidently the Republicans were able to convince the holy rollers to take some time off from snake handling and rolling about on the floor to get out and vote against the coming apocalypse of a Kerry administration. Damn.

So what your saying is "As go the rollers, so goes the nation?":D

Well, whom ever you voted for it apears to be over, Kerry has conceeded according to most news reports. Popular vote was fairly close.
And regardless of whomever you voted for, I for one have to say I admire Kerry for not dragging it out in an endless serises of legal tassels over the outstanding provisional ballots that would do nothing for the nation.

Time they all got back to the business of running the nation or respective juristictions.

RM

[ScottM]

Funny how the good people of this country have been reduced to being called names. And somehow the airheaded MTV types in our many college campi are refered to as wise.

I just hope both the right and the left can get on with the business of being a nation of AMERICANS. It's the only chance we really have. Just my $.02.

[Ironhorsecowboy]

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Could someone hand me a side of potato salad to go with the foot in my mouth? It looks like the voter turnout issue has bucked all the trends in previous elections (gee imagine this election doing stuff that no one thought would happen). Evidently the Republicans were able to convince the holy rollers to take some time off from snake handling and rolling about on the floor to get out and vote against the coming apocalypse of a Kerry administration. Damn
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Republicans weren't the reason for Kerry's loss.

It was his dismal 20 year voting record that turned many voters and registered Democrats against him. About 3.5 million voters more or less. Leiberman or Gephardt would have done better I believe. They definately have a better voting record.

The insulting remarks you make about people of faith in all walks of life is very disrespecting and catagorizing religious people as all being snake handlers and such just because they have a belief in God is a disgrace.

I am not a religious fanatic and I do believe most Americans have a set of core values which they will follow regardless of which party they might belong to.

This election cycle is over and hopefully the next 4 years we as a nation can find some common ground within our political parties. It's to bad we cannot get candidates nominated for president and congressional positions who really have us working people in mind. Personally neither party represents my positions. It's always a lesser of the 2 evils when we vote.

[YB in IN]

Originally posted by Ironhorsecowboy
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Could someone hand me a side of potato salad to go with the foot in my mouth? It looks like the voter turnout issue has bucked all the trends in previous elections (gee imagine this election doing stuff that no one thought would happen). Evidently the Republicans were able to convince the holy rollers to take some time off from snake handling and rolling about on the floor to get out and vote against the coming apocalypse of a Kerry administration. Damn
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Republicans weren't the reason for Kerry's loss.

It was his dismal 20 year voting record that turned many voters and registered Democrats against him. About 3.5 million voters more or less. Leiberman or Gephardt would have done better I believe. They definately have a better voting record.

The insulting remarks you make about people of faith in all walks of life is very disrespecting and catagorizing religious people as all being snake handlers and such just because they have a belief in God is a disgrace.

I am not a religious fanatic and I do believe most Americans have a set of core values which they will follow regardless of which party they might belong to.

This election cycle is over and hopefully the next 4 years we as a nation can find some common ground within our political parties. It's to bad we cannot get candidates nominated for president and congressional positions who really have us working people in mind. Personally neither party represents my positions. It's always a lesser of the 2 evils when we vote.

I'm a Christian as well, just not that flavor. That's something else entirely that I'm not sure about. I've been around people like that before, and frankly they scare the poo-poo out of me.

[James.A]

C'mon Garth, handling snakes, huffing Aqua Net, and drinking turpentine?, that takes FAITH.;)

[Ironhorsecowboy]

I haven't been around those people but have heard of them in some of the remote areas of the mountains here in the southeast. I'm sceered of snakes, especially rattlers and copperheads. They freak me out too, and I don't agree with that form of worship. Whatever if that's what they want to do more power to them. Not me tho

[kbasa]

Originally posted by woodnsteel
C'mon Garth, handling snakes, huffing Aqua Net, and drinking turpentine?, that takes FAITH.;)

Faith in the local paramedics once in a while, I'm sure. :)

[James.A]

Dave, as I understand it, that kind of faith demands that the paramedics NOT be called.

[kbasa]

Originally posted by woodnsteel
Dave, as I understand it, that kind of faith demands that the paramedics NOT be called.

OH.

Sorry.

[lorazepam]

If I recall correctly, almost 40 percent of the folks that voted for Kerry werent voting for him, but voting against Bush. I think that is why he lost. He didnt exactly impart confidence in the electorate with his change of stance on almost everything. Polling people to see how he should respond to issues is not exactly the way to get my vote.

[RT DOG]

<sshaking my head and laughing at Loraz>

I have been checking out the polls, and listening to the talking heads on the TV. That are trying to make sense out of the elections. But the only thing that makes sense to me is, conservative America spoke up Tuesday night, And we will be hearing there answer for a long time. :)

[Joecubana]

I agree with Lorazapam....around this corner of PA except for the most died in wool Democrats most of the people were just voting against Bush.....

My wife saw a bumper sticker she liked that said "Kerry sucks less"